Voice Description

Commercial voice is hip contemporary mom. Narration voice is bright, clear, and authentic. E-learning presence is friendly and authoritative, able to deliver highly technical copy (including medical) with fluidity and high comprehension. Currently the voice of The Resource Network software training series, and featured on English products by The Rosetta Stone.

Singing voice has been compared to Dido.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral

Recording Categories I Offer

• Commercials
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Accents & Dialects

American dialects: Midwestern, Southern, New York / New Jersey, ditz, fast talker, British.

Languages: Proficient in Spanish. Correct pronunciation of place names and proper names in Mandarin Chinese (if pinyin provided), Italian, French, Dutch/Nederlands.

My Voice Experience

Currently the voice of The Resource Network software training series and Luxury Living On Demand, a high-end real estate services site in Chicago. I just finished writing and voicing a New York City guide for iaudioguide.com, with a target audience of non-native English speakers, and I write a blog about family travel that was noted by National Geographic Traveler.

I teach acting and voice at the university level (James Madison University) and have over 10 years' experience in public radio. Luckily for me and for my clients, public radio values an authentic presence over a pushed, faux-friendly sound, so I haven't had to fight the announcery quality that traps so many vo talents.

My Training

Nancy Wolfson - Commercial Voice Over

Andrea Haring - Teacher Training, Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater

Mary Coy - Linklater Voice Work

Brenda Witmer - classical singing technique

Shakespeare & Company - Shakespeare text and performance

The Playhouse Theatre - monologue and scene work

James Madison University - actor training

Attended the Public Radio Program Directors' Workshop (1998) representing WMRA

My Studio Equipment

I have a home studio with a Rode Podcaster mic to record dry voice MP3 or WAV/AIFF files for delivery via email, CD, or ftp posting to your site.

Through my work at WMRA, a National Public Radio affiliate, I have on-demand access to ISDN in state-of-the-art facilities less than a mile from my house. Per hour rate is reduced because I am an employee there.

TelePrompter, Narration, Voicemail Greetings, Audiobook, Singer Vocal Range: S2/A1.

Additional Skills

Script writing and proofreading/editing (I've written scripts for National Public Radio's Scott Simon and the Car Talk guys).

Voice coaching

Specialized knowledge in:
--travel industry (Europe & Asia)
--education / child development
--international adoption
--performing arts and arts administration
--museum exhibit planning / evaluation
--university environment / higher ed issues

SKYPE: andi.arndt

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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Additional Information